Reagan’s farewell warning
Unfortunately, America didn’t heed it: [Hat tip: commenter “beverly.”]
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One more thing…
…about the press and the release of Romney’s fundraiser remarks. The video was taken on May 17, 2012, and Mother Jones (who published it) has not (to the best of my knowledge, anyway) said when it obtained the clip. I’m … Continue reading →
Keeping shadows light
I’ve been reading a biography of the painter Edward Hopper. Perhaps “reading” is too strong a word; like many biographies these days, it’s way too long, in this case nearly 600 pages of text plus a ton of notes. So … Continue reading →
Mitt sez…
…that a lot of people want to be on the dole, and they won’t vote for him anyway. Mitt sez the Palestinians don’t want peace. This is scandalous? This is news? Ah, but the media can make a statement that … Continue reading →
The Twitter button
Well, the Twitter button is now there, and I don’t like the way it looks. But I’ll keep it up for a while and see how it goes. It can always be removed at some point if it continues to … Continue reading →
Interesting
From Datechguy, on the all-important question of party affiliation and turnout.
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I’ve noticed a couple of requests that I add a Tweet button to the blog. You may recall that my technical skills are abominable, and that I have to await my tech helper on that score. So this is just … Continue reading →
Big Brother CNN
I was at a doctor’s office today and had to sit in the waiting room for a few minutes, listening to the blah-blah-blah noise pollution of CNN. They were crowing about how terrible Romney is and how great Obama’s been … Continue reading →
I’ve got…
…some plans for another post, but I have a busy afternoon ahead of me. So I thought I’d give you an open thread in the meantime to discuss whatever you want. There’s so much happening (most of it upsetting), so … Continue reading →
Leaving the GOP
I often write about political change and changers. It’s almost axiomatic that most political change occurs in the direction of left to right rather than the other way around, with the caveat that in young adulthood there is quite a … Continue reading →
In which Joe Scarborough finally removes all doubt…
…and offers the definitive proof that he is fundamentally insane. [Hat tip: Maetenloch at Ace’s.]
Continue reading →Remember when?
Remember back to when the fatwa on Salman Rushdie seemed a strange and unfathomable aberration? Never such innocence again.
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